AllergienvsAllergikerTell them apart

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“Allergien” and “Allergiker” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,609
“Allergien” frequency rank
#39,773
“Allergiker” frequency rank
62382
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Allergien Allergiker
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Allergie (männliche^☆) Person, die an einer Allergie leidet

Where the eye mixes Allergien and Allergiker

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
Allergien
10 ch
Allergiker

Look-alike desk: Allergien vs Allergiker

A purely visual mix-up. Allergien ([ˌalɛʁˈɡiːən]) and Allergiker ([aˈlɛʁɡɪkɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Allergien is recorded at frequency rank #22,609, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌalɛʁˈɡiːən]. Allergiker is at rank #39,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈlɛʁɡɪkɐ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 62382, this pair ranks #714,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Allergien vs Allergiker

Shared letters: aegilr. Private to "Allergien": n. Private to "Allergiker": k.

"Allergien" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "Allergiker" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Allergienalelrgien · alergien · allegrien · allergein · allerggien · allergienn · allergine · allerigen
  • Allergikeralelrgiker · alergiker · allegriker · allerggiker · allergiekr · allergikerr · allergikker · allergikre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Allergien" for "Allergiker" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˌalɛʁˈɡiːən] versus [aˈlɛʁɡɪkɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Allergien" vs "Allergiker" - which ranks higher?
"Allergien" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,609 in our German list, against #39,773 for "Allergiker". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Allergien" and "Allergiker" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Allergien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Allergiker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #714,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Allergien" and "Allergiker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Allergie vs Allergiker". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #714,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list